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Wilmington, NC vs Lompoc, CA

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Highlights
- Lompoc spends 35.7% more per student than Wilmington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 48.3% higher in Lompoc than in Wilmington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lompoc had 21.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Wilmington
 Wilmington, NCLompoc, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,597  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor282  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock73.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Wilmington    71 Reviews

I was born here and I will update more at a later time. First and most important, teh average cost of a 1br apt in Wilmington is approximately $1,800. Rentals have  More

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I think that a lot has changed since covid for this city and will continue to keep changing with our insane economy. But I was born and raised in Wilmington and have  More

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Scotty · 

Wilmington NC was once a wonderful city filled with Southern charm, history, safety and natural beauty. Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More

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Reviews for Lompoc    27 Reviews

I grew up as a child in Lompoc in the 1960's. It was small town of about 18k with crime and shootings virtually unheard of. Dad sold his home on Third Street in 1995  More

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I lived in this town for 7 years. It's a horrible trap! Over 1/3 of the town is on probation, Close to half of the town addicted to Meth, Heroin of Crack Cocaine (yes  More

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Moved here from Philly two years ago and have no regrets. You do not need air conditioning, the weather very rarely is warmer than 75 degrees. You can easily find a nice  More

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